Hi Koura – Real Madrid is preparing to compete in the final of the Intercontinental Club Confederations Cup against Pachuca, scheduled for next Wednesday.
In conjunction with Real Madrid’s preparations and aspirations to win the title, Marca newspaper spoke about the White plan that failed.
The White Club began the pre-season on July 15, 2024 and could finish it on July 13, 2025 if it reaches the final of the new Club World Cup.
A year of non-stop football that left the coaching staff racking their brains for a detailed plan for all their players.
Last season, Ancelotti’s men played 59 matches (55 officially and 4 pre-season friendly matches).
In the current 24/25 season, 75 matches can be reached if they achieve the goal of reaching the finals of the seven titles they have.
The newspaper highlighted the talk of Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti about the necessity of getting individual rest so that the players do not become fatigued.
Although the stifling calendar pushes European greats to the limits, Madrid looks at the season with a clear goal despite Madrid’s shaky start, raising the slogan: “Rest and focus again to have the opportunity to win another title.”
In the summer, an individual program was drawn up starting 15 days before the arrival of international players in the White Team (those who reached the semi-finals of the European Cup or Copa America) with the aim of reaching the first title of the season, when they won the European Super Cup after beating Atalanta.
Real Madrid insisted that its players rest for at least three weeks before facing a season that was expected to be devastating.
The coaching staff aimed to give the players, especially the internationals, a rest. However, the reality was very different as only two of their regular international players were able to enjoy these short breaks.
Rudiger received a break after agreeing with his coach not to travel during one of the breaks this year to rest his injured knee, in addition to not calling up Mbappe after his disagreements with Deschamps, which had nothing to do with the idea proposed at the beginning of the season.
It was not possible to implement the individual program due to the many injuries that befell Carlo’s team, as 27 players were admitted to Al-Abyad Hospital, and only 7 survived, which led to the failure of his plan.
